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Judge Finalizes Order to Stop Florida’s ‘Stop Woke Act’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge issued a final order Friday to overturn a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that attempted to limit diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker previously ruled …

Federal Appeals Court Puts Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ Act to Sleep as Speech Violation

Florida’s so-called “stop woke act,” championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, violates businesses’ and employees’ First Amendment free speech rights, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in striking down the 2022 law. “This law, as Florida concedes, draws its distinctions based …